Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 21.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria stood at 21.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.0% | — |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | -0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 21.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 21.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.4% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Bulgaria was 21.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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